Comments on: Trump’s DNI Pick John Ratcliffe Once Hosted Wallbuilders for a Local Prayer Breakfast https://wthrockmorton.com/2019/07/31/trumps-dni-pick-john-ratcliffe-once-hosted-wallbuilders-for-prayer-breakfast/ A [retired] college psychology professor's observations about public policy, mental health, sexual identity, and religious issues Sat, 03 Aug 2019 11:02:18 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 By: Barb https://wthrockmorton.com/2019/07/31/trumps-dni-pick-john-ratcliffe-once-hosted-wallbuilders-for-prayer-breakfast/#comment-103130 Sat, 03 Aug 2019 11:02:18 +0000 https://www.wthrockmorton.com/?p=34889#comment-103130 Trump wants two opposing things to be true. 1. He claims that the media was so mean to Ratcliffe that he chose to withdraw to protect his family. 2 While at the same time saying that it’s the media’s job to vet the candidates for him. Hey, Trump, ever think that if you vet them privately first you actually spare them from this public embarrassment? I thought not.

]]> By: seashell https://wthrockmorton.com/2019/07/31/trumps-dni-pick-john-ratcliffe-once-hosted-wallbuilders-for-prayer-breakfast/#comment-103128 Fri, 02 Aug 2019 20:49:20 +0000 https://www.wthrockmorton.com/?p=34889#comment-103128 In reply to DoctorDJ.

And Trump still thinks he can choose the Acting DNI Director. But according to Lawfare, he can’t. Unlike the Dept of Justice, the word shall (instead of may) is used in 50 U.S.C. § 3026(a)(6) that says:

(6) The Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence shall act for, and exercise the powers of, the Director of National Intelligence … during a vacancy in the position of Director of National Intelligence.

Apparently the current Deputy DNI is not seen as a Trump loyalist. Awww…

]]> By: DoctorDJ https://wthrockmorton.com/2019/07/31/trumps-dni-pick-john-ratcliffe-once-hosted-wallbuilders-for-prayer-breakfast/#comment-103127 Fri, 02 Aug 2019 19:53:23 +0000 https://www.wthrockmorton.com/?p=34889#comment-103127 And of course it’s all moot now…
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/02/us/politics/trump-ratcliffe-dni.html
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/trumps-pick-inteligence-director-misrepresented-role-anti-terror/story?id=64646682

after the Fourth Estate has done the hard work vetting the nominee for Trump:

http://nymag.com/intelligencer/2019/08/trump-let-media-vet-nominees-ratliffe.html

]]> By: seashell https://wthrockmorton.com/2019/07/31/trumps-dni-pick-john-ratcliffe-once-hosted-wallbuilders-for-prayer-breakfast/#comment-103120 Fri, 02 Aug 2019 14:22:18 +0000 https://www.wthrockmorton.com/?p=34889#comment-103120 In reply to Warren Throckmorton.

Either GfA or NRA. The timing is before NRA’s implosion and they both have the big bucks. I’m 80% GfA and 20% NRA.

]]> By: seashell https://wthrockmorton.com/2019/07/31/trumps-dni-pick-john-ratcliffe-once-hosted-wallbuilders-for-prayer-breakfast/#comment-103121 Fri, 02 Aug 2019 14:22:18 +0000 https://www.wthrockmorton.com/?p=34889#comment-103121 In reply to Warren Throckmorton.

Either GfA or NRA. The timing is before NRA’s implosion and they both have the big bucks. I’m 80% GfA and 20% NRA.

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